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Pa. stymies Philadelphia green-energy plan to add biogas to PGW’s fuel

PGW proposed to replace a small amount of fossil fuel with renewable natural gas. The state balked because biogas costs five times more than shale gas.

A biofuel facility in Colorado built by RNG Energy Solutions, which signed an agreement in 2018 to build a similar facility in South Philadelphia to convert food waste into transportation fuel. That plan was derailed after its partner, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, declared bankruptcy and shut down its oil refinery.
A biofuel facility in Colorado built by RNG Energy Solutions, which signed an agreement in 2018 to build a similar facility in South Philadelphia to convert food waste into transportation fuel. That plan was derailed after its partner, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, declared bankruptcy and shut down its oil refinery.Read moreCourtesy of RNG Energy Solutions